Daniel Hilst
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A second run in the same checkout died once the release string moved:
dpkg-genbuildinfo: error: cannot fstat file ../xcat_..._ppc64el.deb
debian/files accumulates one line per artifact and survives `dh_clean -d`,
which removes directories only. The next build's dpkg-genchanges reads the
stale entries and fstats artifacts collect_debs already moved away. The old
shell builder deleted debian/files explicitly; that step was not carried
over. --force does not help, since it only wipes the output repository.
Three further ways the build did not put the tree back as it found it:
xCAT/postscripts/{bmcsetup,getipmi} are TRACKED files that the xCAT build
rewrites from the genesis sources. They were recorded as created, so
cleanup deleted them from the checkout. They are claimed now.
Restoring a claimed file lost its mode: File::Copy::copy does not carry
permissions, so an executable came back 100644 with identical content --
visible only as a git mode change. backup_file/restore_file record and
reapply it.
debian/*.substvars are rewritten in place and several are tracked; they are
claimed too. debhelper's .debhelper/ and *.debhelper.log are never tracked
and are removed with the rest of the residue.
clean_debian_residue runs from collect_debs, which is OUTSIDE
with_prepared_tree -- the restore has already happened by then. That is why
it must not remove *.substvars: doing so would delete the tracked ones it
just put back. The claim mechanism handles those instead.
Verified on xcat-master-ub: two consecutive full 14-package builds in one
checkout both succeed, and a build against a git checkout now leaves zero
tracked files modified or deleted (was five, two of them deleted). The
remaining untracked residue -- pods/, share/, pod2htmd.tmp and the
substvars of packages that do not track one -- is inherited from
build-ubunturepo and unchanged here.
Also covers the guard that gives this PR its name: deleting
`return if $opts{source_only}` from buildall left buildrpms_source_only.t
green, so nothing checked that --source-only skips the binary rebuild. It
does now, and the mutation reddens two assertions. Same for the changelog
trailer: making its substitution global left the suite green because only
the older header was asserted, not its author and date.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
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